Vedanta shuts Nchanga smelter at KCM as Zambia’s import duty starts...
VEDANTA has shut the Nchanga smelter at its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) after the introduction of an import duty on copper concentrates, said Reuters citing an...
Copper smelters face record losses amid oversupply
COPPER smelters are paying unprecedented sums to process raw materials as China's aggressive expansion of processing facilities creates a global market imbalance that threatens...
Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart announces resignation
ORION Minerals said on Thursday its founding CEO Errol Smart is to resign with near immediate effect "following the recent achievement of key milestones".
He...
Bottled-up scrap copper supply during Covid-19 lockdown could interrupt bull market...
THE surge in the price of copper may be interrupted by a glut of supply from the scrap market, said Bloomberg news.
"Scrap remains plentiful...
South32 reports 18% fall in aluminium exports from SA before Transnet...
SOUTH32 said sales of aluminium and manganese from its South African operations declined in the first quarter of its 2023 financial year owing to...
Khoemacau Copper Project eyes potential IPO in 2022 following project ramp-up
THE backers of the Khoemacau Copper Project plan to list their investment in about 2022 at which time it will be producing around 60,000...
Alphamin shares up as Bisie expansion delivers Q2 tin boost
SHARES in tin miner Alphamin increased 4% in Toronto on Wednesday after the company announced impressive second quarter production boosted by expansion.
Contained tin produced...
Glencore to offload Mopani Copper Mines to ZCCM, agrees copper off-take...
GLENCORE is to 'sell' its 90% stake in Mopani Copper Mines to the Zambian government in terms of which it will offload $1.5bn in...
Discovery focus on copper/silver
With a Japanese investor coming into its nickel exploration project, Discovery Metals can give undivided attention to a copper and silver project in southwest Botswana, which could be in production by end-2011.
African Eagle’s Ngasamo Hill on track
African Eagle Resources, the AltX-listed mineral resources company, has reported further positive drilling results from the Ngasamo Hill Deposit at its Dutwa Nickel project in Tanzania.